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Maldon road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in Maldon in 1988, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1987 (227), and casualties rose from 326.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,416 collisions in Maldon.

Collisions in 1988
266
Up 17% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
378
Up 16% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Maldon in 1988

2.3% of collisions in Maldon in 1988 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.9% and 25% in Maldon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious7729%
  • Slight18369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious9525%
  • Slight27773%

Maldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 266 in 1988. 1988 is highlighted, with 266, up 17% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202587122
202490121
2023119153
202292129
202193133
202070107
201992120
2018100138
2017100138
2016119156
2015101130
2014136181
2013134167
2012142191
2011140188
2010127168
2009118158
2008185245
2007161212
2006196269
2005224325
2004246335
2003190250
2002220304
2001212301
2000210272
1999240321
1998220303
1997222309
1996217281
1995230309
1994194267
1993208296
1992219294
1991196283
1990235318
1989258343
1988266378
1987227326
1986246336
1985249326
1984219291
1983224300
1982213292
1981191271
1980223327
1979215286

When and where crashes happen in Maldon in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (10%)
  • Thursday49 (18%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.6%)
  • February25 (9.4%)
  • March22 (8.3%)
  • April24 (9%)
  • May22 (8.3%)
  • June19 (7.1%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August24 (9%)
  • September23 (8.6%)
  • October21 (7.9%)
  • November19 (7.1%)
  • December16 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (55%)
  • Wet or damp111 (42%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (32%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph156 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (99%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maldon in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (66%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20125 (33%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3544 (12%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (62%)
  • Passenger104 (28%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car343 (70%)
  • Motorcycle39 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maldon in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Maldon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Maldon ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maldon had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 1988.

Collisions
327th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Maldon with the most crashes in 1988

The B1022 had the most collisions in Maldon in 1988: 30, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maldon, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1022304808
2ndB10102839110
3rdA414223208
4thB1026203004
5thB1018172917
6thB1021162104
7thB1012131714
8thB10207902
9thB10192310
10thB10232301
11thB10531100
12thB12061101

Towns in Maldon: crashes in 1988

Maldon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 56.

Postcode districts in Maldon: crashes in 1988

CM9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maldon in 1988: 124.

Latest crashes in Maldon in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Maldon in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Maldon road accidents in other years